Extended critical case studies provide a tangible working expression of the labour process of teaching, showing how teachers are simultaneously experiencing significant changes to their work, as well as responding in ways that actively shape these processes. For teachers and researchers, this book reveals which processes in the global economy impact and sometimes control the role of the teacher.
The Deakin Studies in Education Series aims to present a broad critical perspective across a range of interrelated fields in education. The intention is to develop what might be called a ‘critical educational science’: critical work in the philosophy of education, curriculum, educational and public administration, language education, and educational action research and clinical supervisi…
A Socially Critical View of the Self-Managing School, edited by John Smyth, critically examines the shift from centralized educational control to school-based management—a transition widely regarded as enhancing democracy and participation. The contributors, hailing from various international contexts, delve into the underlying realities of this shift, questioning its purported benefits. They…